Apple faces trial of UK mass antitrust suit over iCloud in October 2028
By Simon Zekaria ( June 17, 2026, 13:58 GMT | Insight) -- A mass UK lawsuit targeting Apple over alleged antitrust abuses in how it runs its iCloud service is due to come to trial in October 2028, the country's specialist competition court has said. Consumer group Which aims to represent 40 million Apple customers in the UK, seeking damages on a class-wide basis. The Competition Appeal Tribunal on Wednesday formally issued a trial order and case directions.A mass UK lawsuit targeting Apple over alleged antitrust abuses in how it runs its iCloud service is due to come to trial in October 2028, according to a Competition Appeal Tribunal order on Wednesday....
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